Normal People Scare Me Too

Exploring the Stigma Behind Autism

A decade after the award-winning film about autism, Normal People Scare Me, Taylor Cross is at it again in this sequel documentary wherein he interviews former and new cast members and family about attitudes and first-person perspectives/experiences in autism today.

In the NORMAL PEOPLE SCARE ME TOO, Taylor asks such questions as "What's hard for you?" "What are you really good at?" "What do you want educators, parents and others to know about autism?" and of course "Do normal people scare you?" 10 years ago, most of the cast was clear that "normal" was scary. We've come a long way since then with answers that will surely amaze and transform the way we perceive so-called "normal" today.

Created with a film crew comprised of 75% autistic individuals, with music, art and animation created and performed by 65% autistic musicians/composers/artists.

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